6 wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Wednesday arrested six men, who are wanted on criminal and terror-related charges, in Basra province, the media office of Basra’s police said on Wednesday. “Police forces conducted a raid search in different parts of Basra, during which six wanted men were arrested,” the office told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces seized 1.5 kg of TNT explosives,” it noted. “It also seized 10 rifles, hand grenades, pistols and an amount of ammunition and arrested more than 30 wanted men from Jan. 28- Feb. 3,” it added. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1